Leadership in the Learning City/Region: Finding and priming the movers and shakers.

Session outline: In its initial stages a Learning City will depend heavily on the commitment of leaders within the region, city and the communities they serve. They are the people who will spread the message of Lifelong Learning and facilitate its acceptance. The strategy therefore has to be to inform and engage the decision-makers, opinion-formers and community leaders and to expand their number as quickly and innovatively as possible. This session therefore examines who the leaders are in the learners’ city or region and the learning they receive to enable them to make knowledgeable decisions. The learner is encouraged to contribute his/her own ideas and observations and to develop a strategy for improving leadership.